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Gone With the Wind: The Perfect Book?
It is too perfect. It is light, compact, has decent-sized print, and presumably, even if the story is not great, it would hold my attention on a long plane trip.
That is why I have never read it. I am saving it up for the worst plane trip of my life. As long as I have never read this book, I feel protected against the prospect of that plane trip.
I've brought the book on this trip, but I'm not sure I'll crack the first page. Its liquidity premium is simply too high.
Posted by Tyler Cowen on May 27, 2007 at 05:41 AM in Books | Permalink
Comments
To ensure it is indeed the best worst-plane-trip-ever book, why not read the first 10 pages? Or is there too great a risk of being unable to stop?
Posted by: Jack at May 27, 2007 7:48:28 AM
Read it. It's very, very good. Bordering on great. Looking forward to reading your reaction to it.
Posted by: Jeff Crow at May 27, 2007 8:39:07 AM
As God is my witness, I shall never go hungry (for books) again?
Posted by: Carson at May 27, 2007 11:50:31 AM
I'm with Jeff Crow: go ahead and read it. Then you can make Eric Kraft's "The Little Follies" your reserve book for long trips.
Posted by: jp at May 27, 2007 6:19:40 PM
Reminds me of my love-hate relationship with Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintainence :D !
Posted by: Libu at May 27, 2007 7:45:54 PM
"As long as I have never read this book, I feel protected against the prospect of that plane trip."
That's exactly how I feel about the best (in my opinion) TV shows...Lost and Heroes. I don't watch much TV, other than when I'm ill. As long as I don't watch them, I feel protected against the prospect of getting sick.
Posted by: Jay at May 27, 2007 10:18:05 PM
This was a beautiful blog post. Thank you for this.
Posted by: such.ire at May 27, 2007 11:20:09 PM
Wait until you have a trip to Atlanta to read it - the book and the trip will be improved by each other.
Posted by: elena at May 29, 2007 10:29:56 AM
Thank you. I thought I was the only nut who does this. I have been wanting to re-read Clavell's Noble House for over a decade, but I am saving it for that one terrible plane trip - maybe even to China
Posted by: coyote at May 29, 2007 11:45:27 AM
This book is really good....must read one!
Posted by: Smart Card Development Solutions Consultancy at Jun 5, 2007 7:53:00 AM
Hey thats what i usually do on my trips.I keep with me the most talked
about titles so that i can worth credit these books when i am bored.
Posted by: Outsourced Product Development Center at Jun 5, 2007 7:57:16 AM
Its not the question of waiting until you plan for any trip....its about
the book.Gone With The Wind Is a wonderfull book that includes almost every expression of life.
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Posted by: 謝文豪 at Apr 2, 2008 4:03:24 AM
Honestly, pick another lightweight classic to read, because Gone With the Wind is just too good to leave lying in a carry-on bag. It's my favorite book.
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